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Definition of Manus
1. Noun. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb. "He extended his mitt"
Group relationships: Homo, Human, Human Being, Man, Arm
Terms within: Arteria Digitalis, Digital Arteries, Arteria Metacarpea, Metacarpal Artery, Intercapitular Vein, Vena Intercapitalis, Metacarpal Vein, Vena Metacarpus, Palm, Thenar, Finger, Ball, Metacarpus
Specialized synonyms: Clenched Fist, Fist, Hooks, Maulers, Meat Hooks, Right, Right Hand, Left, Left Hand
Generic synonyms: Extremity
Derivative terms: Hand, Paw
Definition of Manus
1. n. The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand.
Definition of Manus
1. Noun. (obsolete) A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a man, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete Roman law) The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Manus
1. the end of the forelimb in vertebrates [n MANUS]
Medical Definition of Manus
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Origin: L, the hand.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manus
Literary usage of Manus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Institutes: A Textbook of the History and System of Roman Private Law by Rudolf Sohm, Bernhard Erwin Grüber (1907)
"It is in this sense that manus injectio begets an actio,12 viz. the LA per ...
Judicial manus injectio (ie the act of execution) implies a right to have any ..."
2. Primitive and Ancient Legal Institutions by Albert Kocourek, John Henry Wigmore (1915)
"The normal form of execution is judicial execution, ie the act of laying hands
on one's adversary in jure in the presence of the magistrate (manus ..."
3. A Text-book of Zoology by Thomas Jeffery Parker, William Aitcheson Haswell (1921)
"Bones of manus of Pig (Sus scrofa). c. cuneiform ; I. lunar ; m. magnum; H, ...
The structure of the foot exhibits a close parallelism to that of the manus. ..."
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